Designer Yves Saint Laurent dies

French designer Yves Saint Laurent is kissed by models at the end of his fashion show in Paris in this October 21, 1987 file photo. French fashion king Laurent, hailed for revolutionising the way women dressed, died on June 1, 2008, a close associate told France Info Radio.[Agencies]

In this Feb. 18, 1967 file photo, a model wears an African style dress embroidered with wooden beads, pearls and sequins of turquoise, pink and black, created by Yves Saint Laurent in New York City. Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening June 1, 2008. He was 71.[Agencies]

In this Jan. 25, 1973 file photo, French fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent is congratulated by French actress Catherine Deneuve, left, and Russian ballerina Maia Plissetskaia, after the presentation of his collection in Paris. Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening June 1, 2008. He was 71.[Agencies]

French fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent poses with his models after a Christian Dior collection show in 1959. Yves Saint Laurent, one the top French designers of the 20th century, died Sunday evening in Paris, a source in the fashion icon's foundation said.[Agencies]

Model Laetitia Casta (L) hugs fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent after his Spring/Summer 1999 high fashion collection in Paris in this January 20, 1999 file photo. French fashion king Laurent, hailed for revolutionising the way women dressed, died on June 1, 2008, a close associate told France Info Radio.[Agencies]